וָ/אֶחְמֹ֖ל — Ezekiel 36:21 Hebrew Word Study

וָ/אֶחְמֹ֖ל

𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤌𐤋

vaechemol

But I had pity

a primitive root; to commiserate; by implication, to spare; have compassion, (have) pity, spare.

Ezekiel 36:21 · Word #1

Lexicon `H2550`

Lemma	חָמַל
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤇𐤌𐤋
Transliteration	châmal
Strong's	H2550
In-context	But I had pity

Morphology `HC/Vqw1cs` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`q` — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation	`w` — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person	`1` — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender	`c` — Common — Common (both genders)
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 `H2550-09`

And I had compassion

Root	חמל (ḥ-m-l)
Core Meanings	compassion, pity, sparing, merciful restraint
Semantic Range	to feel compassion, to pity, to spare from harm or judgment, to refrain from destroying, to show mercy out of tender concern
Conceptual Significance	חמל often describes divine mercy that restrains judgment or destruction. It highlights the tension between justice and compassion, portraying mercy not as weakness but as a deliberate act of sparing grounded in covenantal care.
Morphological Notes	Verb, Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect), 1st common singular. The prefixed וַ marks narrative sequence, giving a past tense sense: “and I ….”
Rendering Rationale	The verb is Qal wayyiqtol, first common singular, indicating a simple active past action with sequential force: “and I ….” The rendering “And I had compassion” preserves the core sense of חמל as heartfelt pity that results in sparing, while accurately reflecting the 1st person singular form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חמל (compassion, pity, sparing, merciful restraint)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H2551-01`	bechemelat	in the sparing-compassion of
`H2550-01`	chamal	he had-compassion
`H2550-02`	chamaleta	you had compassion
`H2550-03`	chamaletem	you showed-compassion
`H2550-04`	echemol	I will spare in compassion
`H2539-01`	hechamuli	the Compassion-clansman
`H2538-01`	lechamul	to Ḥāmul (the Spared-One)
`H2550-05`	lechumelah	for sparing-compassion
`H2550-06`	tachemelu	you men shall show-compassion
`H2550-07`	tachemol	you will show compassion
`H2550-08`	tachemolu	you men will show-compassion
`H4263-01`	umachemal	and compassion-of
`H2551-02`	uvechemelato	and in his sparing-compassion
`H2550-10`	vatachemol	and she compassionately spared
`H2550-11`	vayachemol	and he had-compassion and spared
`H2550-12`	vechamaleti	and I will spare in compassion
`H2538-02`	vechamul	and Spared-One
`H2550-13`	yachemol	he will have-compassion
`H2550-14`	yachemolu	they will spare in compassion

Word Usage (41 occurrences of H2550)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Exodus 2:6	וַ/תַּחְמֹ֣ל	vatachemol	and she had compassion
Deuteronomy 13:9	תַחְמֹ֥ל	tachemol	you shall spare
1 Samuel 15:3	תַחְמֹ֖ל	tachemol	spare
1 Samuel 15:9	וַ/יַּחְמֹל֩	vayachemol	and-spared
1 Samuel 15:15	חָמַ֤ל	chamal	spared
1 Samuel 23:21	חֲמַלְתֶּ֖ם	chamaletem	you have had compassion
2 Samuel 12:4	וַ/יַּחְמֹ֗ל	vayachemol	and he spared
2 Samuel 12:6	חָמָֽל	chamal	he had pity
2 Samuel 21:7	וַ/יַּחְמֹ֣ל	vayachemol	and-spared
Isaiah 9:18	יַחְמֹֽלוּ	yachemolu	spares
Isaiah 30:14	יַחְמֹ֑ל	yachemol	he will spare
Jeremiah 13:14	אֶחְמ֧וֹל	echemol	I-will-pity
Jeremiah 15:5	יַחְמֹ֤ל	yachemol	will have pity
Jeremiah 21:7	יַחְמֹ֖ל	yachemol	he-will-pity
Jeremiah 50:14	תַּחְמְל֖וּ	tachemelu	spare
Jeremiah 51:3	תַּחְמְלוּ֙	tachemelu	spare
Ezekiel 5:11	אֶחְמֽוֹל	echemol	will have pity
Ezekiel 7:4	אֶחְמ֑וֹל	echemol	will I have pity
Ezekiel 7:9	אֶחְמ֑וֹל	echemol	will I have pity
Ezekiel 8:18	אֶחְמֹ֑ל	echemol	will-have-pity
Ezekiel 9:5	תַּחְמֹֽלוּ	tachemolu	have-mercy
Ezekiel 9:10	אֶחְמֹ֑ל	echemol	will I spare
Ezekiel 16:5	לְ/חֻמְלָ֣ה	lechumelah	to have compassion
Ezekiel 36:21	וָ/אֶחְמֹ֖ל	vaechemol	But I had pity
Joel 2:18	וַ/יַּחְמֹ֖ל	vayachemol	and had pity
Habakkuk 1:17	יַחְמֽוֹל	yachemol	will he spare
Zechariah 11:5	יַחְמ֖וֹל	yachemol	they have pity
Zechariah 11:6	אֶחְמ֥וֹל	echemol	will-I-have-compassion
Malachi 3:17	וְ/חָמַלְתִּ֣י	vechamaleti	and-I-will-spare
Malachi 3:17	יַחְמֹ֣ל	yachemol	spares
Proverbs 6:34	יַ֝חְמ֗וֹל	yachemol	he-will-spare
Job 6:10	יַחְמ֑וֹל	yachemol	he would spare
Job 16:13	יַחְמ֑וֹל	yachemol	he spares
Job 20:13	יַחְמֹ֣ל	yachemol	he spares it
Job 27:22	יַחְמֹ֑ל	yachemol	spares
Lamentations 2:2	חָמַ֗ל	chamal	spared
Lamentations 2:17	חָמָ֑ל	chamal	had pity
Lamentations 2:21	חָמָֽלְתָּ	chamaleta	you-have-spared
Lamentations 3:43	חָמָֽלְתָּ	chamaleta	have pitied
2 Chronicles 36:15	חָמַ֥ל	chamal	he had compassion
2 Chronicles 36:17	חָמַ֛ל	chamal	he-had-compassion

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Lexicon H2550

Morphology HC/Vqw1cs All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H2550-09

Words from Root חמל (compassion, pity, sparing, merciful restraint)

Word Usage (41 occurrences of H2550)

Lexicon `H2550`

Morphology `HC/Vqw1cs` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H2550-09`